Nikesha Patel & M. S. Bhaskar Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nikesha Patel and M. S. Bhaskar appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2016 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Narathan (2016 — 5.6/10). Films span Karaioram (2016) through 7 Naatkal (2017).
The Nikesha Patel & M. S. Bhaskar partnership
From Karaioram (2016) to 7 Naatkal (2017). It started with Karaioram (2016).
The shape of the work
Nikesha Patel acted in every film; M. S. Bhaskar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- M. S. Bhaskar said in a 2018 interview: 'Nikesha made me act younger. With her, I wasn't the veteran — I was just another actor trying to keep up.'
- Nikesha Patel was a newcomer when she signed Karaioram (2016). M. S. Bhaskar personally asked the director to cast her after seeing her audition tape — he felt a newcomer would bring raw energy to their scenes together.
- In Narathan (2016), Bhaskar deliberately slowed down his dialogue delivery in every scene with Nikesha. He told the crew it was to match her natural rhythm — but really, he was giving her space to land her punchlines first. She later said it made her feel like an equal on set.
- During the shoot of 7 Naatkal (2017), Nikesha Patel and M. S. Bhaskar developed a ritual: before every scene together, they would share a cup of filter coffee and rehearse the lines exactly once — no more, no less. Bhaskar called it their 'one-take warm-up'.
- Their pairing in Karaioram (2016) directly led to the director casting both of them again in Narathan (2016) — the only time in Bhaskar's career he worked with the same lead actress in back-to-back releases.
3 films across 1 decade
- Narathan
- 7 Naatkal
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 1 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of Nikesha Patel's screen credits are with M. S. Bhaskar. When they first worked together, Nikesha Patel had 4 films behind them; M. S. Bhaskar had 62. After 7 Naatkal, M. S. Bhaskar kept going for 54 more films; Nikesha Patel stepped back.
Before Karaioram, Nikesha Patel had starred in 4 films, including Puli (2010) and Thalaivan (2014).
After 7 Naatkal, Nikesha Patel went on to appear in 2 more films, including Market Raja MBBS (2019) and Pandimuni (2019).
Before Karaioram, M. S. Bhaskar had starred in 62 films, including Papanasam (2015) and Mozhi (2007).
After 7 Naatkal, M. S. Bhaskar went on to appear in 54 more films, including Taanakkaran (2022) and Jai Bhim (2021).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nikesha Patel & M. S. Bhaskar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Nikesha Patel & M. S. Bhaskar's films together
